Need help with lights schedulle!....Thanks

[Dinoflagellates]

Hi every one, I just finished seting off my new Biocube 29 gal, I put 40 pounds of LS and 30 pounds of LR. So now I need to wait!. I will post pictures when the fog goes dawn. My question is, if anybody can help me with the ligth schedulle, I have three set of light one is the moon light , then is the regular white lights and the blue lights, can some body tell me for how long should I leave them on during the day. I bealive that: the moon light should be on all the time, the blue light about 8 hours and the regular lights for two (one at the begining of the blue cycle and the other at the end). Can some body tell me if I'm wrong. Thank you very much dor your help...

[tanker]

Do you have corals?? If no corals, no need for light sched.

[whitleyjb]

I do not think there is a right or wrong answer. However, I keep my Moon lights on 24hours/day.

Actinics (blue) come on for 10hours/day.
Halides (white) come on for 8 hours/day

Blues are on 1 hour before and 1 hour after the white!

[Dinoflagellates]

I just start cycling my new thank, so is ok to leave the blue light by them self on for 10 hours?
Thank you...

[Dinoflagellates]

I just start cycling my new thank, so is ok to leave the blue light by them self on for 10 hours?
Thank you...

[Dinoflagellates]

Oh Thank you whiteleyjb, I didn't see you answer, thank you very much for your help...

[suasponte2/75]

If you have corals and that's the only light source you have, I believe that both lights (actinics-blue and daylight-white) should be on for the same duration. When I used to run power compacts (240watts total: 120actinics/120daylight) on my 60G, I ran a 8-10 hr photo cycle. On weekends it may be a few hours longer for additional viewing time. I did this for years with great success.

Now that I have halides, I run a 6 hour period on a staggered schedule (1 hour apart). This was in an effort to 1. save on electricity (expand my viewing time without raising the electricity bill ) 2. simulate dawn to dusk effect 3. lower tank heat. This still gives my corals/tank about 8 hours of lighting. Some parts of the tank get less intense light when staggered but it's still light. I've done this for several years as well with great success.

Otherwise, if your tank is empty right now, you should just turn it on when you want to watch the empty tank. I know the feeling ..... It's gonna be a while to cycle.

HTHs

Minh

[Dinoflagellates]

WHHAOOOO! Thank you guys, suasponte2/75 thank you very much for your detailed explanation. Yes is really hard to see your thnak only with rocks and sand HAHAHAHA but I know that is for the best of my thank.... I will post pictures of the thank soon...Thanks again...